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israel has vowed to launch a ground offensive to storm out the missile fire. tanks and troops are on the border waiting for the green light from jerusalem. hamas and gaza based islamic jihad have fired 2,000 rockets at israel this year. several hundred in just the last week. it is now nighttime in that part of the world. they are seven hours ahead of us. israeli air operations have been on and off today. while we've all been very focused on what's happening in israel and gaza, a story line that's been lost in the middle east in the last few days, the massive protests going on in jordan. tens of thousands hitting the streets of amanda demonstrating against the government's decision to hike the price of gasoline and other kinds of fuel. the organizers, the muslim brotherhood. that's the same group that took power in egypt and the group that gave birth to hamas. jordan is still ruled by king abdullah. the muslim brotherhood has made it clear they'd like him to go. >>> we got a nice rally under way here, bertha. >> nasdaq 100, qqqs are the best performers today an
israel has vowed to launch a ground offensive to storm out the missile fire. tanks and troops are on the border waiting for the green light from jerusalem. hamas and gaza based islamic jihad have fired 2,000 rockets at israel this year. several hundred in just the last week. it is now nighttime in that part of the world. they are seven hours ahead of us. israeli air operations have been on and off today. while we've all been very focused on what's happening in israel and gaza, a story line...
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civilians in southern israel, israel's main stock index, the tel aviv 25, has fallen 2.5%. tel aviv stock exchange operates sunday to thursday. it's therefore not open today. israel stocks that trade in the u.s., of course, are active today, and that includes -- look at that picture. that includes teva down 4% for the week. givin, down 4%. they are the ones that put the camera in the pill. internet security firm checkpoint down 2%. israel's cell com is up this week based on solid earnings. israel's last major fight before this was also in gaza. in 2008 and '09, the israeli market was 12% higher just one month after the fighting ended from where the market was at the beginning of the war. in 2006, israel fought a month-long war against hezbollah in lebanon. the israeli market rose 5% two months after the cease-fire went into effect from where it stood at the start of the war. israel's biggest brokerage firm is a company called psagot. "i think this pattern is likely to be followed again in the current flare-up if no significant widening of the conflict takes place." simon? >
civilians in southern israel, israel's main stock index, the tel aviv 25, has fallen 2.5%. tel aviv stock exchange operates sunday to thursday. it's therefore not open today. israel stocks that trade in the u.s., of course, are active today, and that includes -- look at that picture. that includes teva down 4% for the week. givin, down 4%. they are the ones that put the camera in the pill. internet security firm checkpoint down 2%. israel's cell com is up this week based on solid earnings....
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so that doesn't seem like anything that israel would want to do. so at this point, where do you place the odds of there actually being a conflict? >> pretty high. firstly, the egyptian president decided that he wasn't going to -- he was going to go and support hamas. on the other hand, the egyptian army has sent forces to the gaza border, putting a blockade in position, and seems to have been carrying out operations against islamists in sinai. so that tells us that the army is a lot more powerful than the president, and also is kaumg. as for ir -- calming. iran has a long way away, having problems in iraq with its financial situation what it is. they're not worried about this. this is going to be israel and hamas and that's tough enough. >> so the f the odds are pretty high in your view, is a disruption to oil supplies, is that pretty much a foregone conclusion? >> only if the trade rers as rational as they usually are. this is not going to be spreading through the region. it should not cause any disruption to oil supplies, but they like to get exc
so that doesn't seem like anything that israel would want to do. so at this point, where do you place the odds of there actually being a conflict? >> pretty high. firstly, the egyptian president decided that he wasn't going to -- he was going to go and support hamas. on the other hand, the egyptian army has sent forces to the gaza border, putting a blockade in position, and seems to have been carrying out operations against islamists in sinai. so that tells us that the army is a lot more...
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>> well, israel's enemies to their frequent chagrin to periodically test israel's resolve. we haven't seen the israelis back down too often. so i would guess this doesn't get beyond the level that we're at right now, but we're going to be watching that over the weekend. >> all right. rick whitington, thank you for joining us on short notice. let's hope this cools off and cooler heads do prevail. >>> let us gets down to sharon epperson at the nymex. mideast crisis not the only big oil headline today. there was another very scary situation in the gulf of mexico, sharon. >> earlier this morning, brian, it was definitely the story that traders were talking the most about. this fire, explosion off the gulf of mexico in the gulf, off of the louisiana coast. a rig owned by black elk energy oil and gas rig there, about 5 miles off the coast of the grand isle, louisiana did explode this morning and in fact two people were killed. two people are still missing. four have been taken to a local hospital. we are hearing that from the jefferson county parish president, john young, who tel
>> well, israel's enemies to their frequent chagrin to periodically test israel's resolve. we haven't seen the israelis back down too often. so i would guess this doesn't get beyond the level that we're at right now, but we're going to be watching that over the weekend. >> all right. rick whitington, thank you for joining us on short notice. let's hope this cools off and cooler heads do prevail. >>> let us gets down to sharon epperson at the nymex. mideast crisis not the...
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israel's demanding a complete cessation of hostilities immediately. the palestinian factions are demanding that if they are to do so, israel must lift a five-year-old blockade impeded on gaza to allow for freer access of people and goods in and out of the territory. >> thank you for the latest. >>> let's look at the oil impact here. a senior political analyst at barclays is with us. thank you very much for joining us today. no oil is being lost as we speak, but what is the potential threat -- i know we're talking about potential cease-fires here. but as we see it what is the potential threat to the oil market? >> i think if we see a grond invasii ground invasion you'll see oil rise. i think the conflict would have to extend to involve an actor like iran. that's something people were initially worried about. iran has provided financial support for hamas. they provide rhetorical support at the moment but we don't really see the iranians willing to get involved on a big basis in this dispute right now. >> how are you so confident on that? that's the big
israel's demanding a complete cessation of hostilities immediately. the palestinian factions are demanding that if they are to do so, israel must lift a five-year-old blockade impeded on gaza to allow for freer access of people and goods in and out of the territory. >> thank you for the latest. >>> let's look at the oil impact here. a senior political analyst at barclays is with us. thank you very much for joining us today. no oil is being lost as we speak, but what is the...
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here in israel, the rockets keep coming. there have been 16 fired at the country since midnight last night. a good portion of these rockets are being taken down and intercepted by a missile defense system here known as the iron dome. it's been incredibly successful and has limited certainly casualties here on the ground in israel. >> seems like an intractable situation. stephanie, thank you. a lot of the analysis over the weekend, harass leader that was killed was instrumental in bringing the supply chain to get these long range 45 miles that can hit tel aviv to bring them in from iran, they know exactly how the guy does it. it's a network, very sophisticated to get these things finally in a position where you can laufshcan launch . so israel is sitting there getting hammered with the stuff over the months, keeps coming in, civilian respect people aren't safe. and then all hell breaks loose and israel and a lot of civilians, collateral damage. so that makes the people in gaza -- >> that's made the difference because it has's
here in israel, the rockets keep coming. there have been 16 fired at the country since midnight last night. a good portion of these rockets are being taken down and intercepted by a missile defense system here known as the iron dome. it's been incredibly successful and has limited certainly casualties here on the ground in israel. >> seems like an intractable situation. stephanie, thank you. a lot of the analysis over the weekend, harass leader that was killed was instrumental in bringing...
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at the same time, palestinians firing more and more rockets into israel today. i spent the day in the south of israel and in the town where children were being bussed and put on the buses to the north and escape the bombing. the stores and mark wrets almost empty of people. and the sirens were sounding almost every half hour. shooting most of the rockets down. some of the rockets did for one rocket fell on a school which was empty because all the schools are being closed now for five days within a raid wrum of 40 kilometers of gaza. all eyes now on the israelis army poised to attack gaza. on the border, up to 75,000 israeli soldiers will be giving the okay to be called up. at the same time a lot of activity in the arab world, in particular cairo. egyptian prime minister said the plus is close. israelis so far say it is only 50/50. >> martin, thanks so much. what will the tensions there mean for oil and how should you trade it? joe? >> first of all, take a look at the refiners that are street fundamental bullishness they had all year carried into the news. i thin
at the same time, palestinians firing more and more rockets into israel today. i spent the day in the south of israel and in the town where children were being bussed and put on the buses to the north and escape the bombing. the stores and mark wrets almost empty of people. and the sirens were sounding almost every half hour. shooting most of the rockets down. some of the rockets did for one rocket fell on a school which was empty because all the schools are being closed now for five days...
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for one thing, it's too distant from israel. it does not border israel at any point. it wouldn't be in a position to do anything besides maybe provide some equipment through the egypt/gaza border. >> that's the point. we do have longer range rockets that are now beginning to endanger tel aviv which most analysts agree are being trafficked into gaza at least with minimal help from the iranians. you don't think that's going to weigh on the minds of israeli lawmakers and defense ministers? >> the issue in relation to iran that certainly weighs on the minds of israeli politicians is the nuclear program. what is currently happening with gaza is going to stay localized with gaza. there is no -- i think any possibility that this will by itself turn into a broader war between israel and iran. there may well be war between israel and iran down the road, but it wouldn't be in relation to rockets from gaza. it would be directly in relation to the nuclear program. that's the threat to israel, not the rockets. >> so in terms of the increase that we've seen in the price of wti and
for one thing, it's too distant from israel. it does not border israel at any point. it wouldn't be in a position to do anything besides maybe provide some equipment through the egypt/gaza border. >> that's the point. we do have longer range rockets that are now beginning to endanger tel aviv which most analysts agree are being trafficked into gaza at least with minimal help from the iranians. you don't think that's going to weigh on the minds of israeli lawmakers and defense ministers?...
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the response from hamas has been that israel has now opened, quote, the gates of hell. and in headline that i tell you is not a joke, the idf announced this new operation "operation pillar of defense" on twitter. earlier today. back to you guys. >> thanks so much. our chief international correspondent. again, the reaction in the oil market today was somewhat dramatic. up more than $1. now again north of $86 a barrel, up almost 1% here for wti crude. >>> coming up on "the half time show" our traders are fast but not always right. we'll show you how you can manage a losing trade next. >>> and what washington needs to do and say to get the economy firing on all cylinders. kbw ceo tom michaud tells us what the president needs to say today. our coverage of his news conference begins with our special report at the top of the hour, 1 p.m. eastern. show. want to give you a good idea of what's happening in the oil market today. talking about wti getting a lift. brent crude up nearly 1.5%. just showed you that dramatic video out of gaza. michelle caruso-cabrera, our chief interna
the response from hamas has been that israel has now opened, quote, the gates of hell. and in headline that i tell you is not a joke, the idf announced this new operation "operation pillar of defense" on twitter. earlier today. back to you guys. >> thanks so much. our chief international correspondent. again, the reaction in the oil market today was somewhat dramatic. up more than $1. now again north of $86 a barrel, up almost 1% here for wti crude. >>> coming up on...
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air strikes between israel and gaza continue. the egyptian prime minister vows to spare no effort to achieve a truce. >>> in 30 days, japan may see its seventh prime minister in six years as the country dissolves its lower house and sets the stage for a possible comeback. >>> and president obama meets with top u.s. lawmakers to begin budget talks as the fiscal cliff looms. both sides are digging in their heels on on tax hikes and spending hikes. against all of the political changes we're seeing today, first i want to show you the market action. stoxx 600 is sitting roughly flat, but we've seen interesting trading session where the nikkei really surging to the up side again today. more on that in a bit. take a look at what's happening across europe because after a couple of uglier days in the market, we're seeing something of a comeback now led by technology, retail stocks are also in the green, food and beverages, autos among the sectors dragging on the in-dek. we can take a closer look at the bourses. ibex is down. ftse 100 sam
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from israel. is that what they wanted? >> it's not what they wanted at all. they must have you said stood that was happening. israel very proud today and yesterday of what they call their plan of deception which was to lull a false sense of quiet. there was focus on other areas. israel believed that they were lulling the palestinians in to this false sense of confidence. and i guess it worked because the hamas militant lead who are they killed yesterday in the attack, he's a guy who has been underground for years. he's very hard to find. yet yesterday he was driving along in a car in the streets in gaza with three other people in the car. so it appears that israel's plan of deception actually worked. so to answer your question, apparently hamas was not expecting this attack. >> that's what i don't understand. how could you launch 100 missiles and what would you expect to happen? >> that's a good question. the answer is i don't really know. you would expect to get lacked and in fact they did. but t
from israel. is that what they wanted? >> it's not what they wanted at all. they must have you said stood that was happening. israel very proud today and yesterday of what they call their plan of deception which was to lull a false sense of quiet. there was focus on other areas. israel believed that they were lulling the palestinians in to this false sense of confidence. and i guess it worked because the hamas militant lead who are they killed yesterday in the attack, he's a guy who has...
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israel's continuing its attacks in the gaza strip, but also very significantly for israel, targeting also the stockpiles of long range rockets that hamas has which threaten the central citizen in israel, in particular the bigger city tel aviv. so israel taking out those rocket piles from the air, also attacking from the sea. israel's army is poised at the border of gaza, reserves are being called up for a possible ground inflation of gaza, which i think nobody actually wants, but certainly a real possibility. at the same time, palestinian rocket attacks from gaza into israel are also continuing about 150 this morning, most of the israelis have been intercepted by the dome system homemade rocket defense system. nevertheless one rocket did get through, killed three israelis. the first casualties of this operation. so far 13 palestinians have been killed in gaza. what we're waiting to see is to what extent will the continuation of the palestinian rockets be able to kill israelis. because that will be the determining factor in how long this operation goes on for and what actually happens
israel's continuing its attacks in the gaza strip, but also very significantly for israel, targeting also the stockpiles of long range rockets that hamas has which threaten the central citizen in israel, in particular the bigger city tel aviv. so israel taking out those rocket piles from the air, also attacking from the sea. israel's army is poised at the border of gaza, reserves are being called up for a possible ground inflation of gaza, which i think nobody actually wants, but certainly a...
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israel wants an end to the rearming of hamas. they don't want more weapons to be brought into gaza and there is no guarantee of that. and has made for it part wants many things, it wants israel to stop killing its leaders and stop rocketing gaza. but they also want the lifting of the border controls, they want free access in and out. in other words, an end to the block and i had, the isolation of gaza. and those details still need to be worked out. so what's been agreed here is not a real agreement on paper, but simply both sides have stopped fighting quiet for quiet. the details still need to be worked out and a lot of problems still likely in the future before this really takes hold, ross. >> martin, for you now, thank you. we'll come back to you a little bit later during the program. nbc's martin fletcher. let's get more on the issues. joining us is israel and palestinian bureau chief at reuters. thanks for joining us. martin says we have a cease-fire, but it's all the details that we really have no discussion on. >> i think t
israel wants an end to the rearming of hamas. they don't want more weapons to be brought into gaza and there is no guarantee of that. and has made for it part wants many things, it wants israel to stop killing its leaders and stop rocketing gaza. but they also want the lifting of the border controls, they want free access in and out. in other words, an end to the block and i had, the isolation of gaza. and those details still need to be worked out. so what's been agreed here is not a real...
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the conflict escalating in%lzi israel. your bloomberg silicon valley ibm plans to offer loans for clients setting aside $4 million for loans to business partners. the loans will be interest free and big blue is developing smart phones to try to make it a little bit easier. larry, carolyn, back to you its starting to look more gray outside there. >> rain is coming up. >> justwf9=ñ in case you've been lulled into the feeling about the weather. hold on. we're about to go on a rainy ride. there is clouds thickening. you can see the showers in the moisture out over the ocean right now moving up from the southwest. let me show you the movement moving towards the bay area, we'll get rainfall here touching the ground. so... forecast features light shourgs, after midnight periods of rain. we'll have a chance of rain into next week. off, and on. tonight more on then off once it starts. low temperatures in low 50s. and showers coming in from the west southwest, moving through tomorrow morning. making for a wet commute morning and ev
the conflict escalating in%lzi israel. your bloomberg silicon valley ibm plans to offer loans for clients setting aside $4 million for loans to business partners. the loans will be interest free and big blue is developing smart phones to try to make it a little bit easier. larry, carolyn, back to you its starting to look more gray outside there. >> rain is coming up. >> justwf9=ñ in case you've been lulled into the feeling about the weather. hold on. we're about to go on a rainy...
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a lot of this is israel. might not be affecting oil but it is most definitely affecting traders and safe harbor trades. looking at august chart, can you clearly see where two-month low yields on the verge of maybe three. same could be said for the 30-year long bond. now let's switch gears a bit. when it comes to what's going on in the marketplace, maybe we better pay a whole lot of attention to what's going on with the dollar/yen. the dollar's rallied almost 2.5% just in the last two days. you could clearly see these are the best levels in the dollar since april. it isn't all bad news if you're long munis. this is an etf. you could see it didn't take out its highs from february but it's been going up on fiscal cliff issues. many down here definitely listening to housing and ben bernanke. they wonder if his next speech might be about the fact that fha and gses are still carrying the burden of financing along with those guarantees. back to you, tyler. >> thank you very much, rick santelli. >>> president obama i
a lot of this is israel. might not be affecting oil but it is most definitely affecting traders and safe harbor trades. looking at august chart, can you clearly see where two-month low yields on the verge of maybe three. same could be said for the 30-year long bond. now let's switch gears a bit. when it comes to what's going on in the marketplace, maybe we better pay a whole lot of attention to what's going on with the dollar/yen. the dollar's rallied almost 2.5% just in the last two days. you...
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as we continue to see fighting escalate in the gaza strip as we continue to watch what israel and what palestinians are doing in the area and the fact that there does not appear to be any cease-fire on the horizon although egypt's prime minister is in gaza today urging some international cooperation. we're also looking at the fact that oil prices here in the u.s. have basically erased this week's losses because of the gains that we're seeing currently in the oil complex. we're also hearing reports about iraqi enjoy saying that arabs should use oil to press israel over gaza. those headlines helping to cause this bid in the oil complex. in the gold market, we've seen steady declines over the last several sessions and now a little bit of stabilization in the gold market. there are concerns based on the world gold council report about demand particularly out of china. we've seen the cme lower margins for gold and silver so that may have an impact on the trading activity from here. carl, back to you at the white house. >> all right. thanks so much. in a half hour from now the president will
as we continue to see fighting escalate in the gaza strip as we continue to watch what israel and what palestinians are doing in the area and the fact that there does not appear to be any cease-fire on the horizon although egypt's prime minister is in gaza today urging some international cooperation. we're also looking at the fact that oil prices here in the u.s. have basically erased this week's losses because of the gains that we're seeing currently in the oil complex. we're also hearing...
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breaking news right now from israel. this morning, israeli television is reporting that three israelis were killed in rocket strikes in the southern region of that country. this comes as the israeli military has launched an aggressive campaign to cripple hamas after repeated rocket attacks. as many as 750 this year launched from gaza into southern israel. last night president obama spoke on the phone with prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledging israel's right to defend itself following but also urging netanyahu to avoid civilian casualties. hours earlier the israeli government posted this video from youtube showing an air strike yesterday in gaza that killed ahmed al jabari, he is the top military member of hamas. that was a widespread campaign against hamas targets that the israeli military had said it will broaden in the coming days. this morning israeli defense forces, the idf, dropped leaflets over gaza warning residents there to stay away from hamas operatives. >>> also on twitter, a clear message from the i
breaking news right now from israel. this morning, israeli television is reporting that three israelis were killed in rocket strikes in the southern region of that country. this comes as the israeli military has launched an aggressive campaign to cripple hamas after repeated rocket attacks. as many as 750 this year launched from gaza into southern israel. last night president obama spoke on the phone with prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledging israel's right to defend itself following...
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. >> i got to get your take on crude one-month highs as the attention between israel continues. would you be inclined to be long here? >> i was very bearish of crude oil. sometimes your best trades are the ones you get out of the way of. i said i understand what is going on in the middle east. this probably puts a bid to it. the term structure had begun to change. i covered shorts. i'm not long but i am not short. i was short. let's not mix words. i was short coming into this morning. i got out of the way very early. i think the fundamentals in crude oil are still bearish but sometimes getting out of the way of fast moving sleds is not a bad thing to do. >> thanks for your time. good to see you. >> thanks. always good to be here. let's trade oil and commodities. commodities overall were bid higher. the thing i don't get the complex trade is a gold trade. gold didn't do much from fiscal cliff fears. all of a sudden people are happy that there might be a deal here and we have gold rally. >> i think down days in the s&p leads to down moves in gold. typically it is what has been hap
. >> i got to get your take on crude one-month highs as the attention between israel continues. would you be inclined to be long here? >> i was very bearish of crude oil. sometimes your best trades are the ones you get out of the way of. i said i understand what is going on in the middle east. this probably puts a bid to it. the term structure had begun to change. i covered shorts. i'm not long but i am not short. i was short. let's not mix words. i was short coming into this...
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now the problem is that israel, it was sensed that israel's hands were tied because of their relationship with egypt. egypt was in fear that egypt would end the peace treaty. that is one reason why israel feels it's calibrating carefully the attack on gaza.poised on th of gaz yachlt they're trying this pinpointed air attacks and also attacks from the sea. they resumed the policy of targeted assassinations against hamas leaders. they want very much to end the threat from gaza. but they also do not want a ground invasion partly because of the cost and also because they don't want to alienate egypt. so this is a very dachg us ange moment for this region. >> we know that they have great familiarity with attacks on two fronts. lebanon in the past and attacks from the south. again now with the new conflict that appears to be growing between israel and the golan heights and its border in syria. is there any concern that there may be new issues on the northern front as well? >> well, there is great concern. it doesn't seem too likely at the moment. as a matter of fact, by the way, a few minutes a
now the problem is that israel, it was sensed that israel's hands were tied because of their relationship with egypt. egypt was in fear that egypt would end the peace treaty. that is one reason why israel feels it's calibrating carefully the attack on gaza.poised on th of gaz yachlt they're trying this pinpointed air attacks and also attacks from the sea. they resumed the policy of targeted assassinations against hamas leaders. they want very much to end the threat from gaza. but they also do...
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again, with israel and everything else, nobody has really talked too much about iran lately. they're still there. they still have their nuclear issue. and they're still looking to block the strait of hormuz if pushed too far. i would look for brent crude oil to continue to rise up. > > there is just a lot going on. thank you gary. > > there certainly is! china has a new leader, 59-year old xi jinping. he's travelled widely in the west, organized the beijing olympics and has a daughter attending harvard. for the next ten years, he will head up a ruling elite of seven men and oversee economic change in the world's most populous nation. to many, xi jinping's life of contradiction may be to the west's advantage. head of china's ruling communist party and married to a pop-star, his teenage years were spent working the fields in one of china's poorest areas. his daughter now attends harvard. as an adult, he's seen a lot outside china. "he lived in the u.s. and learned american business. was it a favorable experience? yes." at this chicago business conference promoting trade between
again, with israel and everything else, nobody has really talked too much about iran lately. they're still there. they still have their nuclear issue. and they're still looking to block the strait of hormuz if pushed too far. i would look for brent crude oil to continue to rise up. > > there is just a lot going on. thank you gary. > > there certainly is! china has a new leader, 59-year old xi jinping. he's travelled widely in the west, organized the beijing olympics and has a...
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reports coming out of israel citing officials on israel radio that a truce could be announced as late as tuesday night this evening with the arrival of u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. that's what's happening outside of gaza. here in gaza it still feels like a war footing. in the last couple of hours the iz rally israelis have warned of imminent attacks on homes and neighborhoods and forcing people to leave their cities and move into central gaza and an indication that a ground invasion may be imminent if a truce is not sealed within the next couple of hours. you can get a sense there's a great sense of fear among ordinary people of gaza that in coming hours it could go either one of two ways. people are hoping it will be a truce but there's no doubt with these types of leaflets and thousands of soldiers amassed on the border, it could be a ominous sign that war is on the horizon. david? >> thank you very much. >> let's head back to headquarters. kate kelly has breaking news for us. >> we just received word that u.s. attorney for the southern district along with enforcement ar
reports coming out of israel citing officials on israel radio that a truce could be announced as late as tuesday night this evening with the arrival of u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. that's what's happening outside of gaza. here in gaza it still feels like a war footing. in the last couple of hours the iz rally israelis have warned of imminent attacks on homes and neighborhoods and forcing people to leave their cities and move into central gaza and an indication that a ground invasion...
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he sent a stern warning today to israel threatening major retaliation if israel makes a move on lebanon. hezbollah is not involved in the renewed hostilities but they have fought with israel in the past. tensions their shared border really has never gone away. >>> at least 117 people are dead after a massive fire at a clothing factory in bangladesh. it happened outside the capital city of dhaka. you can see every window is lit with flames. some workers tried to escape out the windows. there were about 2,000 workers, mostly women, in that factory and they expect, unfortunately, the death toll to rise. >>> well, they took a week off for thanksgiving, but congress gets back to work starting tomorrow. time is short, but they have a lot on their agenda. the senate returns tomorrow, the house officially goes back into session on tuesday. the so-called fiscal cliff is the biggest item that is sitting on the congressional agenda. if president obama and congress don't reach some sort of deal, huge tax increases and spending cuts would automatically kick in january 1. todayself republica selveral
he sent a stern warning today to israel threatening major retaliation if israel makes a move on lebanon. hezbollah is not involved in the renewed hostilities but they have fought with israel in the past. tensions their shared border really has never gone away. >>> at least 117 people are dead after a massive fire at a clothing factory in bangladesh. it happened outside the capital city of dhaka. you can see every window is lit with flames. some workers tried to escape out the windows....
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sit there and watch -- you saw some of mark grant's stuff yesterday about the tanks on the border in israel and you have the fiscal cliff and you've got europe and -- >> the other thing that we're watching the market and we can't own individual stocks on things, but i have been putting money in the kids' college funds. because watching the climb where you think, okay, some day it will break and then i'll put money in, and when it did finally start to break, i was like okay let's put money in the kids' college funds and feel better about that. just mutual funds . >> remember the mayans. it's december. 200 rockets be fired from -- >> so are you calling for a faber style -- >> he scared me, too. i don't want to be left with 50% of what i have now. do you? >> not at all. but maybe that's a good reason not to by in. >> there's nowhere to hide. >> all the people selling now and going into treasuries. if ire worried we go over the fiscal cliff and we get our ratings downgraded again -- >> ever since the election, i keep trying to just focus right on what we're talking about and that is this high e
sit there and watch -- you saw some of mark grant's stuff yesterday about the tanks on the border in israel and you have the fiscal cliff and you've got europe and -- >> the other thing that we're watching the market and we can't own individual stocks on things, but i have been putting money in the kids' college funds. because watching the climb where you think, okay, some day it will break and then i'll put money in, and when it did finally start to break, i was like okay let's put money...
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along the israel-gaza border. hamas militants are hammering targets deep inside enemy territory as we speak, infli inflicting damage, casualties and sparking panic. air sirens wailed for a third straight day in tel aviv after hamas fired a rocket toward the sea side city. the rocket was intercepted. israeli soldiers backed up in armored vehicles are going to the border raising the specter of a possible ground war. all 30,000 troops mobilized and 70,000 more on the way. as the situation he is escalate does the death toll. now our senior international correspondent has been in the middle of all the action in gaza city. sarah, thanks for joining us. what's happening there right now? >> reporter: thank you, gary. yeah, we can hear right now drones over gaza. and that sound, it sounds very much like a lawnmower. it's been going on for hours and hours and hours. we know a lot about drones. israel uses them quite often. they can stay up in the air. they're unmanned, obviously, for more than 20 hours depending on the payl
along the israel-gaza border. hamas militants are hammering targets deep inside enemy territory as we speak, infli inflicting damage, casualties and sparking panic. air sirens wailed for a third straight day in tel aviv after hamas fired a rocket toward the sea side city. the rocket was intercepted. israeli soldiers backed up in armored vehicles are going to the border raising the specter of a possible ground war. all 30,000 troops mobilized and 70,000 more on the way. as the situation he is...
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i have had a conversation with the ambassador to israel. clearly the rockets that were sent in are iranian rockets. they support hamas, and i think that they're very serious. by the way, to answer your question, you talked about morsi. i think a bigger player here is the president of turkey. they've become very powerful. they have a lot more influence in the arab area, and i think he is going to be a key player if there's going to be any issue of calming down the hostility as it relates to hamas. >> over the last 20, 30 seconds we have president obama as far as we know doing everything he can. he is satisfied with what the u.s. has said and done so far. >> in his statement yesterday i thought they were helpful. they are in line with what the congressman and i have said here today, and i hope we're aggressively pursuing that idea that israel has a right to protect itself, but people all over the world have a real interest in trying to stop this violence from being initiated by hamas and gaza. >> because the president has also said apparently
i have had a conversation with the ambassador to israel. clearly the rockets that were sent in are iranian rockets. they support hamas, and i think that they're very serious. by the way, to answer your question, you talked about morsi. i think a bigger player here is the president of turkey. they've become very powerful. they have a lot more influence in the arab area, and i think he is going to be a key player if there's going to be any issue of calming down the hostility as it relates to...
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israel is not under the bus. the fact is that president obama, and we shall not forget it, helped us to find us those missiles. and security -- we asked them. they responded positively. and is the president of the united states. we enjoy the support of the two parties. and it is -- and i don't want to say anything against candidate romney any time. but we are not taking parts in the american campaign. and we are lucky to have the support of the two parties. and until -- it's hard to become the president of the united states. and i met all the presidents for the last 50 years, republicans and democrats. i must say, most of them are exceedingly friendly. exceedingly. >> so what about you? you're getting close to 90 years old. that's hard to believe. you look so great. how do you feel? >> i feel that i am too young to do the job. what can i tell you? >> because you still have some energy left. >> i think that everybody can be like me. and i think i'm lucky to show my people. i'm here not to woo the people. someone h
israel is not under the bus. the fact is that president obama, and we shall not forget it, helped us to find us those missiles. and security -- we asked them. they responded positively. and is the president of the united states. we enjoy the support of the two parties. and it is -- and i don't want to say anything against candidate romney any time. but we are not taking parts in the american campaign. and we are lucky to have the support of the two parties. and until -- it's hard to become the...
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israel strongly objected to the move, arguing that palestinians must first recognize israel's right to exist before gaining new rights at the u.n. yesterday u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, said the resolution would only delay the peace process. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership. it does not. this resolution does not establish that palestine is a state. >> a leading concern for israel is that the palestinians could now use the status to access the u.n.'s international criminal court, pressing it to investigate israel's practices in the occupied territories. >>> in washington, lawmakers are already threatening to cut millions of dollars in aid to the palestinians should they use their new status to go after israel. >>> the united states senate is ready to consider broad new economic sanctions against iran. and they are aimed at choking off that country's energy and shipping sectors that are believed to keep its nuclea
israel strongly objected to the move, arguing that palestinians must first recognize israel's right to exist before gaining new rights at the u.n. yesterday u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, said the resolution would only delay the peace process. >> today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path to peace. today's vote should not be misconstrued by any as constituting eligibility for u.n. membership. it does not. this resolution does not...
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what the palestinians are gaining, what israel thinks it's losing. i'll talk to both sides. >>> and why a top senate democrat calls the vote provocative and reckless. >>> plus, a return of the most feared man in boxing. iron mike tyson. unvarnished, as always. >> i never had any happiness. >> mike tyson on the state of america -- >> the republican party has to somehow change. >> -- to the state of lindsey lohan. >> she's not as bad as i was but she's catching up. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. you're looking at palestinians celebrating in the streets of ramallah after a history-making vote at the u.n. it granted status to nonmember observer state. what does that really mean to both sides? i will talk to the chief palestinian negotiator and to israel's ambassador to the u.n. >>> we begin with the ultimate power lunch at the white house. president obama and mitt romney face-to-face for the first time since the election and talk about a picture's worth 1,000 words. try a million for this one. only one word really you need which is
what the palestinians are gaining, what israel thinks it's losing. i'll talk to both sides. >>> and why a top senate democrat calls the vote provocative and reckless. >>> plus, a return of the most feared man in boxing. iron mike tyson. unvarnished, as always. >> i never had any happiness. >> mike tyson on the state of america -- >> the republican party has to somehow change. >> -- to the state of lindsey lohan. >> she's not as bad as i was but...
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missiles into israel. this could be israel's clint eastwood make my day moment. could take out all the missile batteries. stuart: put the tanks in? >> tanks are on the border and the reserve has been called out, should they get rid of them? it gives them options with iran. if israel were to have a pre-emptive strike against iran's nuclear site, if they're already gone, there are a lot more options. the thing to watch is egypt. from minister of egypt in the gaza strip right now with hamas and he is potentially talking about three things. we will open the border between the gaza strip and the dividend, military and supplies to come through. will egypt break that 40 year peace treaty with israel? if they do will they join the side of hamas, and the whole regional war. stuart: i don't mean to be crass but this is a financial program and i will ask a crass question. as an investor why should i care what you are talking about? >> it is an unstable part of the world because of two things. iran, israel, the persia
missiles into israel. this could be israel's clint eastwood make my day moment. could take out all the missile batteries. stuart: put the tanks in? >> tanks are on the border and the reserve has been called out, should they get rid of them? it gives them options with iran. if israel were to have a pre-emptive strike against iran's nuclear site, if they're already gone, there are a lot more options. the thing to watch is egypt. from minister of egypt in the gaza strip right now with hamas...
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and israel about that. >> the only way forward is not meaningless theater at the united nations. the only way forward is to have meaningful peace talks, to engage for israelis and palestinians to try to solve the problems together. and that's what we're proposing. direct face to face peace talks. >> against this backdrop, the next opec meeting i believe december 12th is approaching. how do you expect the nations involved to respond? >> so far i guess with wti prices under $100, saudi arabia has achieve wlad it has publicly announced it wanted as in a price under $100. so right now i think there's very little scope for change in either production or actual quotas for the cartel. relative to developments around gaza, of course they're adding an additional layer to geopolitical tensions. but then again, if you consider the region, it is not a region that produces oil or is strategic in terms of an oil transit point. it could add to existing tensions. >> you brought up the u.s. fiscal cliff. what's the most important marginal factor at this point, is it u.s. demand, the situation in
and israel about that. >> the only way forward is not meaningless theater at the united nations. the only way forward is to have meaningful peace talks, to engage for israelis and palestinians to try to solve the problems together. and that's what we're proposing. direct face to face peace talks. >> against this backdrop, the next opec meeting i believe december 12th is approaching. how do you expect the nations involved to respond? >> so far i guess with wti prices under...
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israel carries out attacks on the media center for the second consecutive day as the death toll on one palestinian doubles in the last twenty four hours. and israel could be just hours away from a gaza ground invasion having issued a milestone with a six point ultimatum in order to a bird and land war also. there's a whole raft of legislation which stops to sell you what you believe if we don't have freedom of speech and the brits are fined for their right to protest as a public order act and aims to outlaw even the most harmless of insults regardless of whether anyone is a real pain. doesn't state funding three international space station crew members touched down in the snowy lands of has it started on trial between. months. it's seven pm here in moscow you're live with r.t. israeli missiles have hit a media complex in gaza for a second time at least two people are reported killed in the attack and the area is now covered by dense smoke while we crossing live to harry fear in gaza for more details on the story. ride to end the bloodshed could yet worsen as israel warns that hours are
israel carries out attacks on the media center for the second consecutive day as the death toll on one palestinian doubles in the last twenty four hours. and israel could be just hours away from a gaza ground invasion having issued a milestone with a six point ultimatum in order to a bird and land war also. there's a whole raft of legislation which stops to sell you what you believe if we don't have freedom of speech and the brits are fined for their right to protest as a public order act and...
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it's a move opposed by the united states and israel. can israel survive as a country if there aren't two states and without power for weeks because of sandy, long island residents were shocked when they got their electric bills. they add up. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. or that printin
it's a move opposed by the united states and israel. can israel survive as a country if there aren't two states and without power for weeks because of sandy, long island residents were shocked when they got their electric bills. they add up. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a...
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hamas has retaliated by firing more rockets into israel and firing back on twitter, warning israel has "opened the gates of hell" on itself. egypt has recalled its ambassador to israel. in the meantime, the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend itself. i talked about all of this with sara sidner and also david kirkpatrick of the new york times and cnn's fareed zakaria. what is the latest on the attacks and the failout? >> what we are seeing are more rockets coming into israel. there have been dozens of air strikes as well since the killing of ahmed al jabari, the leader of hamas' military wing, but he is also one of the founders of hamas. we are talking about a huge blow to hamas, and now the government there in gaza. israel is also telling us, and we are just hearing this from the military spokesperson that they are bringing in reservists, but they are consider iing a ground war, but they have not yet given the go ahead for that, but they are preparing. we know that they have been firing with the air with the air strikes, b
hamas has retaliated by firing more rockets into israel and firing back on twitter, warning israel has "opened the gates of hell" on itself. egypt has recalled its ambassador to israel. in the meantime, the u.s. state department condemned the strikes fired from gaza and supporting israel's right to defend itself. i talked about all of this with sara sidner and also david kirkpatrick of the new york times and cnn's fareed zakaria. what is the latest on the attacks and the failout?...
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the bloody is dana israel's onslaught on gaza military strikes raise residential buildings to the ground and killed dozens of civilians. fears grow that gaza ground operation is imminent as israel issues a thirty six hour all the made them to hamas to stop bahrain also this hour there's a whole raft of legislation which still seems so you what you believe we don't have freedom of speech with. tongue tied in the u.k.'s conversational laws target people for saying anything which may be considered a fansub even if no one is actually insulted. this is r.t. going to live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program israel's escalating its a fans of in gaza the number of deaths has doubled within the past day and now exceeds eighty almost half of palestinians killed are believed to be civilians mostly women and children with manny more feared still trapped under rubble journalist an eyewitness harry fear brings us his account of what's happening in gaza well you should be aware that some of the images we're about to show are graphic. the death toll has risen he. writes that is exce
the bloody is dana israel's onslaught on gaza military strikes raise residential buildings to the ground and killed dozens of civilians. fears grow that gaza ground operation is imminent as israel issues a thirty six hour all the made them to hamas to stop bahrain also this hour there's a whole raft of legislation which still seems so you what you believe we don't have freedom of speech with. tongue tied in the u.k.'s conversational laws target people for saying anything which may be considered...
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among the minority who voted against resolution were israel and the united states. they argue that the palestine state hood should be negotiated between the two parties first. thursday's vote was a significant victory for the palestinians after their bid to gain full u.n. membership was shelved in the security council. being recognized as a state pal stain my exercise its new right to investigate alleged war crimes by israel. critics say it would the detrimental. it remains to be seen whether the new status will help achieve its dream of independence. >>> car bomb explosions rock two cities in central iraq killing 35 people and injuring more than 150. police suspect the attacks are spreading sectarian strife. two womans explode ebombs explo minutes apart. the blast killed 27 people and injured more than 130. another car bomb left eight people dead and more than 20 bounded. police suspect sunnie treextrems are targeting neighborhoods. concerns are growing that the unstable security situation may affect the plans of foreign companies doing business in the oil producin
among the minority who voted against resolution were israel and the united states. they argue that the palestine state hood should be negotiated between the two parties first. thursday's vote was a significant victory for the palestinians after their bid to gain full u.n. membership was shelved in the security council. being recognized as a state pal stain my exercise its new right to investigate alleged war crimes by israel. critics say it would the detrimental. it remains to be seen whether...
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still foreign rockets into israel despite the retaliation is getting from israel one of the achieving by doing that. i think in part to be very honest with the arab street spraying. upon us basically and developing well it would behoove them to restrain themselves unfortunately as you know in any country there are few percentage or few hundred who will go haywire and hamas is trying to control them so the proportionality of the israeli response continuously. having one two three hundred sorties over and over gaza now and killing reports are fifteen and wounding somewhere between forty to one hundred among them women and children is really an out of proportion a lack of action whatsoever under any any moral standards let's let me talk about the wider regional implications but we're getting reports that two rockets narrowly missed tel aviv were actually reportedly made by iran do you think that perhaps israel would want to involve iran here and hold it accountable in being involved with this. well i think the purpose is multifold first they want to kill the g. hardest those extremists a
still foreign rockets into israel despite the retaliation is getting from israel one of the achieving by doing that. i think in part to be very honest with the arab street spraying. upon us basically and developing well it would behoove them to restrain themselves unfortunately as you know in any country there are few percentage or few hundred who will go haywire and hamas is trying to control them so the proportionality of the israeli response continuously. having one two three hundred sorties...
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and israel and hamas everyone will find themselves in this situation again very shortly. as israel pounds gaza with air strikes in the occupied territories palestinian protesters clashed with israeli police israeli authorities a fired tear gas at demonstrators in various spots across the west bank in the village of buddhists a mosque was heavily damaged in a fire allegedly started by jewish settlers and in ramallah crowds marched to support fellow palestinians in gaza. for the latest israeli palestinian violence has also led to protests across the world activism demonstrators in a number of countries of running to decry the deaths and demand an immediate end to the fighting. plus russia pledges to raise the latest offensive at the u. when the pressure of a public reaction and ongoing coverage of the situation both in israel and gaza on our website right now. well that's it for the moment i'll be back with more news for in just a couple of minutes this is not a life here in moscow. looking at some dogs you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they can wro
and israel and hamas everyone will find themselves in this situation again very shortly. as israel pounds gaza with air strikes in the occupied territories palestinian protesters clashed with israeli police israeli authorities a fired tear gas at demonstrators in various spots across the west bank in the village of buddhists a mosque was heavily damaged in a fire allegedly started by jewish settlers and in ramallah crowds marched to support fellow palestinians in gaza. for the latest israeli...
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israel that bombardment that was going on earlier has stopped. yet in yahoo the the israeli prime minister's office announced that it would hold its fire for the duration of this visit as long as hamas also stopped firing rockets as well the prime minister added that he does respect and wants to continue the egypt and israel's peace treaty that peace treaty very important to both countries foreign policies and there are hopes that possibly a cease fire may be signed at the moment possibly that is the very best hope that there is of a de escalation of violence around guards or for the moment the bombardment has stopped as have the rocket attacks they were very intense earlier this morning and also overnight and are there any signs of a ground invasion nearing than. well that is still the question on many people's lips there is still the fact that thirty thousand reservists are ready to be called up ses the israeli defense forces and that bombardment has been very intense indeed one hundred thirty targets struck over the second night of this aerial
israel that bombardment that was going on earlier has stopped. yet in yahoo the the israeli prime minister's office announced that it would hold its fire for the duration of this visit as long as hamas also stopped firing rockets as well the prime minister added that he does respect and wants to continue the egypt and israel's peace treaty that peace treaty very important to both countries foreign policies and there are hopes that possibly a cease fire may be signed at the moment possibly that...
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after a week of fighting with israel, the palestinians feel like they have won. >> won because for the first time militant groups were able to fire rockets into israel's biggest city, jerusalem and tel aviv. >> do you believe it is a turning point. >> it is huge. >> in the final hours, both sides kept pounding away at each other. israeli air strike leveled this building. naval artillery from the sea and landed close. human cost was huge. here in georgia, 160 dead and 200 wounded. >> dan: back here, heartbreak for a san francisco man already suffering from chronic illness. now someone has stolen his beloved dog. he was diagnosed with cancer and is on dialysis and has had a hip replacement. one bit of solace is his dog and now his dog is missing. while in the hospital someone snatched his dog. >> it's very difficult without her. she was very, very important to me. she was my constant companion. >> dan: rob doesn't have any pictures of lola but she looks like these pictures of his last dog named paul. lola weighs about ten pounds. friends and neighbors are putting up signs and offering a
after a week of fighting with israel, the palestinians feel like they have won. >> won because for the first time militant groups were able to fire rockets into israel's biggest city, jerusalem and tel aviv. >> do you believe it is a turning point. >> it is huge. >> in the final hours, both sides kept pounding away at each other. israeli air strike leveled this building. naval artillery from the sea and landed close. human cost was huge. here in georgia, 160 dead and 200...
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bombing yes indeed we believe as israel listening to israeli statements that tomorrow they expect to have launched the ground incursion of the gaza strip including central parts of gaza city so we internationals in the gaza strip are called to an activist and the gazan people believe that this is a beginning of another full scale war i came to that winter two thousand and eight winter two thousand and nine named operation cast lead so i have to tell you the situation is expected to get greater and greater i spoke to a spokesperson from the israeli military saying that these are limited targets that they're attacking would you say that this is totally different from what you will see if that was the case we would be seeing so many civilians caught up in this well israel has its counterterrorism policy and is rather sponsible for how it uses its military which is one of the largest minute trees and most powerful militaries in the world and the way that is exacting its military force on the largely defenses the population of the gaza strip here in the middle east is illegal in terms of
bombing yes indeed we believe as israel listening to israeli statements that tomorrow they expect to have launched the ground incursion of the gaza strip including central parts of gaza city so we internationals in the gaza strip are called to an activist and the gazan people believe that this is a beginning of another full scale war i came to that winter two thousand and eight winter two thousand and nine named operation cast lead so i have to tell you the situation is expected to get greater...
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this is with me welcome to the program israel has reportedly continued. despite pledging to halt its offensive. by egypt's prime minister. support for palestinians in fact in the past few seconds he has now just left the area says two people were killed in this latest strike following the deaths of nine hundred palestinians including civilians. reports from tel aviv. that tends to silence i was reporting on before hardly had any time to last almost as soon as the announcement was made that egypt's prime minister was inside gaza that was that announcement was followed hot on the heels by the first sightings of both rockets being fired out of gaza almost as if nothing had happened and israeli air strikes in response it seemed that in hindsight all the hope that have been placed around this visit the possibility of a ceasefire being broken it seems to have been shattered egypt's prime minister was meeting how mass is prime minister in gaza and they were touring around the territory they were inside the hospital visiting some of the wounded when apparently tw
this is with me welcome to the program israel has reportedly continued. despite pledging to halt its offensive. by egypt's prime minister. support for palestinians in fact in the past few seconds he has now just left the area says two people were killed in this latest strike following the deaths of nine hundred palestinians including civilians. reports from tel aviv. that tends to silence i was reporting on before hardly had any time to last almost as soon as the announcement was made that...
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the percent of these raby children in southern israel diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder israel was heavily criticized by a part of the world community i agree with you there i remind you and i point out that that was four years ago the lowest civilian to militant casualty rate in history twenty nine percent of those killed were civilians and i'm not belittling the death of any civilians but far lower than any other military campaign in the last century i think that we will see something similar to start with hoping to achieve a number of things first and foremost to significantly degrade the command and control operational abilities of. panel keep updating on the developing situation in gaza and israel stay with us. as the battle rages on in gaza israel has been fighting on another front i.d.f. shells for the neighboring syria in response to gunfire that hit an army of vehicle in the disputed golan heights the area has been our seery has seen artillery fire from size in recent weeks and syria claims its shells cause no injuries but i will say when opposition forces looking to o
the percent of these raby children in southern israel diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder israel was heavily criticized by a part of the world community i agree with you there i remind you and i point out that that was four years ago the lowest civilian to militant casualty rate in history twenty nine percent of those killed were civilians and i'm not belittling the death of any civilians but far lower than any other military campaign in the last century i think that we will see...
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forum media offices in gaza come under fire from israel which maintains its own aiming at terrorists. among other targets civilian homes and refugee camps while tel aviv comes under rocket attack yet again. and other stories from this past week israel's troops exchanged fire with syria where the rebels are gaining more support from the west to get rid of the assad regime and. the euro zone sits back in recession as millions take to the streets in the first coordinated european strike to demand an end to austerity. and china finishes its once in a decade power transfer with new leaders taking over the country's top posts and we find out what challenges lie ahead for beijing. in the back of the past seven days top stories in the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. we start with the breaking news this hour former reporters in gaza forced to scramble is their offices a targeted by israeli bombs several journalists have been wounded ten of if says it wants to send gaza back to the middle ages and is preparing a ground invasion while militants retaliate with guided rockets. has t
forum media offices in gaza come under fire from israel which maintains its own aiming at terrorists. among other targets civilian homes and refugee camps while tel aviv comes under rocket attack yet again. and other stories from this past week israel's troops exchanged fire with syria where the rebels are gaining more support from the west to get rid of the assad regime and. the euro zone sits back in recession as millions take to the streets in the first coordinated european strike to demand...
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the bloodiest day in israel's onslaught on gaza military strives to raise residential buildings to the ground and killed dozens of civilians. while in israel there is a growing feeling the gaza ground operation is imminent by the international community increasingly pushing for a cease fire also this hour tongue tied in the u.k.'s controversial last. thing which may be considered a fan even if no one is actually. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow with. now israel's escalating it's a fans of the number of deaths has doubled in the past twenty four hours and now exceeds eighty almost half of the palestinians killed are believed to be civilians mostly women and children with manny more feared still trapped under the rubble was cross to our correspondent policy joins us. paul why are we seeing such a sharp rise in casualties now. well what we witnessed from the israeli side is that they now are targeting the houses of militants and the idea has been as blatant as treatment that we have abused three cases where a whole families have been killed the worst was when eleven members of one
the bloodiest day in israel's onslaught on gaza military strives to raise residential buildings to the ground and killed dozens of civilians. while in israel there is a growing feeling the gaza ground operation is imminent by the international community increasingly pushing for a cease fire also this hour tongue tied in the u.k.'s controversial last. thing which may be considered a fan even if no one is actually. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow with. now israel's escalating it's a fans...
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bloodiest day in israel's onslaught on gaza military strikes raised residential buildings to the ground and killed dozens of civilians. while in israel there is a growing feeling that a gaza ground operation is imminent despite the international community recently pushing for ceasefire also this hour. there's a whole raft of legislation which stops you so you what you believe we don't have freedom of speech with. tongue tied and yes controversial laws target people for saying anything which may be considered a fansub even if no one is actually installed. ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshua welcome to the program now israel's escalating its a fans of on gaza the number of deaths has doubled in the past twenty four hours and now exceeds eighty almost half the palestinians killed are believed to be civilians mostly women and children with manny more feared still trapped under the rubble live now to filmmaker and activist harry fear is and gaza won't you harry now the number of innocent people killed in israeli attacks is grow way with whole families bein
bloodiest day in israel's onslaught on gaza military strikes raised residential buildings to the ground and killed dozens of civilians. while in israel there is a growing feeling that a gaza ground operation is imminent despite the international community recently pushing for ceasefire also this hour. there's a whole raft of legislation which stops you so you what you believe we don't have freedom of speech with. tongue tied and yes controversial laws target people for saying anything which may...